TWENTY SOMETHING Before there were any buildings in Rockefeller Center, there was a Christmas tree. At the peak of the Great Depression, construction workers hungering for holiday cheer pooled their money to buy a 20-foot balsam fir and placed it in the center of the construction site. They decorated the tree with whatever they could […]
Sister Wansuk Kyndait, Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians: Rich in ministry
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I had never thought about coming to Hawaii for mission. About 10 years ago, my Mother General said to me in passing, ”Wansuk, now you are ready to go abroad.“ I replied, “Mother, I’m not ready. Maybe after 20 years I will […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Five ways to find peace during the Advent season
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS The season of Advent is a time we are called to be filled with the expectation of the coming of Christ into the world. A time to reflect on the themes of hope, peace, joy and love. One of the most elusive themes for most is to find peace. “Peace” is defined […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Rejoice, Jesus is near
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18 For centuries this Sunday was called “Gaudete” Sunday, the name coming from the first word of the Entrance Antiphon, “Rejoice,” or in Latin, “Gaudete.” Rejoice because the Lord’s arrival into human experience will be soon! While violet is the color prescribed for liturgical vestments in […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Is the Sabbath Saturday or Sunday? Do Catholics believe in the Rapture?
QUESTION CORNER Q: Why do some religions say that the Sabbath day is Saturday while others — including Catholics — say it’s on Sunday? (Eldon, Missouri) A: No, Catholics do not say that the Sabbath is on Sunday. The Sabbath is on Saturday, as it was in the Old Testament when God rested from all […]
Bishop Larry Silva: On the journey to the shores of heaven
WITNESS TO JESUS | FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28, at Christ the King Church, Kahului, Maui, and St. Joseph Church, Makawao, on the occasion of Confirmation and First Communion. The first people who came to […]
Talk story: This Advent, share the hope, share the joy
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Our life becomes beautiful when we await for a dear one or someone important. May this Advent help us transform our hope into the certainty that He whom we await loves us and will never abandon us.” (Pope Francis, Nov. 27, 2021, Twitter post) Since the beginning of his papacy, Pope […]
Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP: Gratitude
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Gratitude “For six years you will sow your land and gather its produce, but in the seventh year you will let it lie fallow and forgo all produce from it, so that those of your people who are poor can take food from it and the wild animals eat what they have […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The lessons of the widows
WITNESS THE JESUS | 32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Nov. 7, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Kailua Ah, the perfect opportunity to talk about money! Specifically giving money to the church! This Gospel about […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Dementia and the sacraments. Plus the “Nativity Fast”
QUESTION CORNER Q: My husband converted to Catholicism before we were married 34 years ago. He was not big on going to confession. Now he has dementia. He comes to Mass with me on Sundays, after being away for quite some time. I’m not sure that he could go to confession anymore because of his […]
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